TILAK MAHARASHTRA VIDYAPEETH, PUNE (Declared as “Deemed University” u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

YEAR NAMES OF RECIPIENT OF D.LITT DEGREE 1993 1. Dr. R. N. Dandekar (Renowned Sanskrit Scholar) 2. Dr. C. G. Kashikar (Renowned Sanskrit & Vedic Scholar, Founder of Vidyapeeth’s Sanskrit Department) 3. Prof. P. L. Deshpande (Renowned Marathi Literaturate and Actor) 1994 1. Dr. Sarojini Babar (Renowned Marathi Poet and Author) 2. Prof. G. V. alias Vinda Karandikar (Renowned Marathi Poet and Author) 3. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (Renowned Singer) 1995 1. Shri. Jayantrao S. Tilak (Leader of Goa Liberation Movement and Social Activist) 2. Shri. Vyankatesh Madgulkar (Renowned Marathi Author) 3. Smt. Kishori Amonkar (Renowned Marathi Singer) 4. Vd. B. P. Nanal (Renowned Ayurvedic Practitioner and Founder of Vidyapeeth’s Ayurveda Department) 2002 1. Dr. R. A. Mashelkar (Renowned Scientist) 2. Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar (Renowned Yoga Guru and Mentor of Yoga Classes launched by Vidyapeeth) 2003 1. Prof. G. P. Pradhan (Renowned Socialist) 2. Pt. V. B. Bhagwat (Renowned Sanskrit Scholar) 2004 1. Shri. Narayan Vishnu Dharmadhikari (Renowned Social Activist) 2. Dr. Ram Takwale (Renowned Educationist and Mentor of Vidyapeeth’s Distance Education Department) 2005 1. Shri. Mohan Dharia (Renowned Environmentalist and Social Reformer) 2. Shri. Kisan Maharaj Sakhare (Renowned Spiritualist) 2006 1. Dr. Madhavrao Chitale (Renowned Environmentalist and Water Conservator) 2. Pt. Shriramji Sharma (Renowned Ayurvedacharya and one of the mentor of Vidyapeeth’s major research project on Ayurvediyah Triskandha Kosha) 3. Dr. Sharad Hardikar (Renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon) 2007 1. Dr. Vasant Gowariker (Renowned Scinetist and Innovator of Monsoon Prediction Model) 2. Shri. Rahul Bajaj (Renowned Industrialist) 2008 1. Dr. Anil Kakodkar (Renowned Atomic Egnergy Scientist) 2. Prof. Janardan Dwivedi (Renowned Educationist) 1. Shri. Sharad Pawar (Renowned Politician) 2. Prof. Ram Shewalkar (Renowned Marathi Author) 2010 1. Prof. V. N. Rajsekharan Pillai (Renowned Educationist and Former Vice Chanceollor of IGNOU) 2. Dr. Ashok S. Kolaskar (Renowned Educationist and Former Vice Chancellor of Pune University) 3. Vidyavachaspati Pt. Shankar V. Abhyankar (Renowned Spiritualist) 2011 1. Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (Renowned Astronomer & Astrophysicist and Professor Emeritus) 2. Shri. Appasaheb alias S. R. Patil (Renowned Agriculture Reformer) 3. Shri. S. K. Kulkarni (Journalist) 2012 1. Pt. Hridayanath Mangeshkar (Renowned Music Director) 2. Shri. Madhav Vyankatesh Ratnaparkhi (Renowned Spiritualist) 2013 1. Dr. K. H. Sancheti (Renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon) 2. Dr. G. B. Deglurkar (Renowned Archaeology Scholar) 3. Mrs Prafullata Bharadwaj (Legal Scholar and Social Activist) 2014 1. Dr. Manohar Krishna Dole (Renowned Eye Surgeon) 2. Mr. Shashishekhar B. alias Ravi Pandit (Renowned Techno-Industrialist) 2015 1. Padmashree Dr. M. K. Dhavalikar (Renowned Archaeology Scholar) 2. Dr. Abhay Bang & Dr. Rani Bang (Renowned Medical Practitioners and Social Activists in Tribal Area) 2016 1. Padmabhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar (Renowned Educationist & Founder of Symbiosis) 2. Mr. Murli Lahoti (Eminent Freelance Artist)